The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Omarion Hampton, the No. 31 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 2 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. If Wilson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.